New York Islanders Trade Value Power Rankings by Position

Mar 5, 2017; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic (3) during the face off against the Calgary Flames during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

Defensemen

Johnny Boychuk: I love having Johnny Boychuk on the team, but with a $6 million cap hit through 2021-22, other NHL team won’t share that love. By the end of that deal, Boychuk will be 38-years-old and certainly not worth what he’s being paid. No one’s lookin’ for Johnny.

Scott Mayfield: Sure he’s young and carries a nice cap hit that goes with that youth. But in today’s NHL defensemen need to be able to move the puck quickly out of their zone. Mayfield isn’t that type of player. If he goes it’s to make up numbers as part of a larger deal.

Dennis Seidenberg: Last season proved that Seidenberg still has some juice left. He tailed off by the end of the season, but for $1 million on the cap, he was still a good fit on the blue line. Signed again for another year by the Isles, this time with a $250,000 raise, he’s the perfect fit on a team looking for blue line depth. Again, come trade deadline, if the Isles are out he’s the first name I’d expect GM’s to be calling about o the blue line.

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Adam Pelech: He’s young, at 22-years-old, he can play top pair minutes and not look out of place. No matter what happens with his contract negotiations he’s valuable to just about any team in the league.

Thomas Hickey: He’s solid, he’s reliable, and he’s effective. Put him in your top four and watch him prospect. Teams aren’t lining up for him, but should he be made available a number of teams would want in. Oh, and now we know he can play forward too.

Calvin de Haan: Rinse and repeat with what was said about Thomas Hickey. They’re essentially the same player but doesn’t play wing.

Ryan Pulock: Dominated the AHL with Bridgeport. He’s the type of defensemen that teams love to build around. He’s still unproven at the NHL level but his ceiling is sky high.

Travis Hamonic: His $3.857 cap hit is incredibly appetizing for teams looking for a top four defenseman. Depending on the team he’s a top pairing defenseman. He’s got a heart three sizes too large and leave everything out there on the ice.

Nick Leddy: A $5.5 million cap hit through 2020-21 doesn’t sound like its tradable, but when it’s attached to a franchise level defenseman who can skate like Bobby Orr the cap hit become just a number.